1、Enjoy the fragment of Harry Potter and think about the following question.What other elements of a film can you think of? special effects character acting music director screenplayRead the text and know some aspects of film-making.Master the writing techniques of giving example and metaphor.Evaluate
2、 different aspects of a film and make comments on your own favourite films.ReadingAspect 1 (Para. 2): (1) _Aspect 2 (Para. 3): (2) _Aspect 3 (Para. 4): (3) _Main body: There are some aspects of film- making behind the scenes.Sound effectsVisual special effectsPropsIntroduction (Para. 1): Some aspect
3、s of film-making behind the scenes require a lot of hard work.Conclusion (Para. 5): Read the passage carefully again and finish these questions1Why did the author mention the film Jurassic Park in the second paragraph?ATo tell us that some films sound effects were not made as we expected.BTo tell us
4、 that the film-making is a product of hard work.CTo tell us that some visual special effects were made by computers.DTo tell us that the sounds of a baby elephant and a tiger sounded like a dinosaur roar.2What does the first “this” mean in the third paragraph?AThe green screen.BThe CGI technique.CTh
5、e quality of green not matching.DThe Quidditch scenes.3According to the passage, which of the statements is true?AProps are the most important factor which contributes to a films success.BScenes requiring CGI are filmed in front of the green screen because green doesnt match any natural colours.CAll
6、 sound effects of films are added later and might not be made as we expected.DThe films we see on the screen cost much more than we expected.QuestionsACDRead the lecture transcript again carefully and complete the table below.Main pointsExamplesMany sound effects might not be made in the way you wou
7、ld expect.(1)The sounds of a baby elephant, a tiger and other animals were mixed by a computer to make a dinosaur roar in Jurassic Park. The sound of the doors opening was made by pulling a sheet of paper out of an envelope in the Star Trek films.Main pointsExamples(2)The Quidditch scenes in the Har
8、ry Potter films were made with the actors jumping in front of a green screen.The aid of computers is not always preferred.(3)The director of The Lord of the Rings films used clever camera angles to make characters seem bigger or smaller than they really were.Scenesrequiring CGI are filmed in front o
9、f a green screen.Main pointsExamplesProps contribute to a films success.(4)Director James Cameron spent six months looking at and revising plans of the Titanic in order to build a full-sized model for his 1997 film. It took 500 workers 100 days to build the fine model. An example of rhetorical devic
10、e(修辞手法修辞手法) He is the apple of my eye. There is, of course, no apple in someones eye. It means he is my favourite.A metaphor compares one thing to another without using “as” or “like”. It draws the readers attention to the similarities between two things. Definition of metaphor:The film critic uses
11、a metaphor in his lecture to describe the fact that a lot of work is done behind the scenes in film-making. Find the metaphor in the lecture. The sentence using metaphor:Just as the poor passengers on the real Titanic saw the tip of the iceberg, what we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of th
12、e huge iceberg of film-making.Explanation:In this sentence, film-making is compared to an iceberg as they share some similarities. As we can see only a small part of a huge iceberg out of the ocean, what we see on the screen when seeing a film, is also just a small part of film-making. A huge amount
13、 of work lies unknown to the audience, just like the rest of the iceberg is hidden beneath the ocean. Using a metaphor, the film critic clearly conveys to the audience the large amount of work that has been done behind the scenes in film-making. Let me start by asking a question: whats the1. (one) t
14、hing you notice about a film?2. (actual), the film you see on the screen is the product of a huge amount of hard work, most of which takes place behind3. scenes. 4. (begin) with, Id like to draw your attention to a films sound effects, which are often added after a scene 5. (shoot) and might not be
15、made in the way you would expect.Grammar fillingfirst ActuallyTo beginhas been shot the Another aspect I attach great importance 6. is visual special effects. As green doesnt match any natural hair or skin colour, actors can be easily separated from the background, scenes7. (require) CGI are frequen
16、tly filmed in front of a green screen. Props, contributing to a films success, require a lot of work.To make a film look much 8. (real), great effort must be made to research, find and build objects. All in all，9. we see on the cinema screen is just the tip of the huge iceberg of film-making. Hopefu
17、lly, next time you go to the cinema, youll spare a thought for all those (talent) 10. people.to requiring more real whattalented Work in groups and talk about your favourite films. My favorite film is . The main character of this film is acted by The film tells a story about The acting is of a very
18、high standard. Additionally, with the help of a variety of shooting locations and. , creates an atmosphere which moved/entertainedme a lot. Myfavoritefilm Ladies and gentlemen, good morning, I enjoy watching movies, sometimes just for visual entertainment, but most times for the broader view of the
19、world presented by the films. There are several movies impressed me most. One of those is an inspirational film called the pursuit of happiness , which gives me many feelings and inspirations.The leading actor, Chris Gardner is a poor salesman. His wife could not stand the hard life and left him. Th
20、en he lived a tough life with his 5-year-old son. Sometimes they had to go to sleep at the shelter, even once they stayed in the public toilet. However he was never beaten by the difficulties. He held a strong faith and remained optimistic all along. Meanwhile, he tried his best to protect his son.
21、Through his efforts, he got through an interview and obtained a formal work. At last he got his happiness with belief.This movie does touch and inspire me a lot. It gives me the strength to keep going when the struggles and obstacles come along. God helps those who help themselves. No matter how bad the situation is, I will never give up. I believe that if I protect my dream, and fight for my dream, then the tomorrow is mine. Life is filled with hope. I want to make my life excellent.Thats all. Thank you!Reading
